| Course title | |||||
| 森林立地学 [Forest Environment] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01RN3243 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 戸田 浩人 [TODA Hiroto] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | 1-416 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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“Right tree for right site” is the basic theory for forestry management. The objective of this course is to learn fundamental concepts of forest soils and their relationships to forest communities and forest ecosystems. And then this is to develop an understanding of the biogeochemical and physical properties of forest soils in relation to forest environment and forest management practices. Students will learn forest soil forming process and classification, physicochemical and biological properties of soil, and their research methods. And then you will learn organic matter decomposition, stream water quality, and nutrients uptake of trees. |
| Expected Learning |
| Students need to gain knowledge of forest soil properties and research methods. And you need to gain ability to assess forest soil and site quality. |
| Course schedule |
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Introduction: forest environment and soil Forest soil formation 1: influence of environments on soil forming Forest soil formation 2: topography and forest soil Forest soil formation 3: climatic index and zonal soil Soil classification 1: soil groups and soil type of Japan Soil classification 2: soil profile and research methods Forest soil physiology: three phases of soil, soil particle, soil water etc. Forest soil chemistry: soil acidity, soil colloid, cation exchange etc. Report discussion: characteristics of forest soil in Japan Soil organism: soil fauna, soil microbe, mycorrhiza, root nodule etc. Nutrients uptake: relationships to forest communities and soil Organic matter decomposition: relationships to nutrients dynamics in forest soil Stream water quality: biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling Silvicultural impact on forest soil: regeneration and revegetation Final examination The quizzes will be given in each class. The report will be assigned at the middle of the course. |
| Prerequisites |
| Associated classes: Forest Ecology, Silviculture, Practice on Silviculture, Experiments and Practice on Forest Soil |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| The handouts will be provided. |
| References |
| Fisher, R.F. and D. Binkley. 2000. Ecology and Management of Forest Soils. Third edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York. And, please see the syllabus in Japanese version. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Final examination 50%, Report at the middle of the course 20%, Preparation report 20%, Quizzes 10% Note: Students who attend less than 70% of this course can not get this credit. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Your questions are welcomed about the topics of this course. When you do not understand contents of my lecture, you first look it up in the textbooks and references. If you still do not understand, please ask me directly or with a comment card or by email. Moodle will be used in this course. |
| Course keywords |
| Soil classification, Soil physicochemical properties, Nutrients cycle in forest ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Organic matter decomposition |
| Office hours |
| Please make an appointment by email. |
| Remarks 1 |
| This course belongs to the package of forest environment. And this is a required course of the Forest Science program. |
| Remarks 2 |
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The past results. 2016 S：13％ A：29％ B：23％ C：19％ D：16％ 2015 S： 8％ A：19％ B：50％ C：8％ D：15％ 2014 S： 5％ A：14％ B：29％ C：43％ D：9％ |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 9/15/2017 6:09:02 PM |